San Marcos – Officer Struck and Injured by a Car on Interstate 35
Posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 at 7:58 am
A San Marcos deputy officer was sent to a hospital after getting struck by a car on Interstate 35, last Saturday evening.
According to initial reports, the collision took place on I-35 near McCarty Overpass at around 9:45 in the evening. Police said that the officer was responding to a call on the said highway when a passing vehicle struck her. The force of the impact injured the female officer. She was immediately taken to an area hospital where she received treatment. Her condition remains unknown at this time but authorities said that she suffered from severe, life-threatening injuries.
Meanwhile, the driver of the hitting vehicle was arrested for intoxication assault on a public servant and failure to slow causing serious bodily injuries. He was later identified as 58-year-old Neil Sheehan of Flower Mound.
This is a developing story.
Injuries caused by vehicle collisions can vary from crash to crash. Some injuries may heal within a span of days while others could paralyze a victim’s body for a month. The most commonly known car accident injuries include neck and chest and head and back injuries. Broken and ligament damages are also quite common.
Being a victim of a collision is an overwhelming experience. If you are a passenger in a car involved in crash, the first thing you should do is seek medical attention for yourself and anyone who needs it. After this, you’ll want to alert your insurance provider regarding damages or injuries you sustained from the collision. To submit a claim, you would need to gather documents supporting your claim. These may include a video of the scene or a photograph of the damages to the vehicles, police reports stating the facts of the accident, and medical records indicating the severity of your injury, to name a few.
